@MRipley13 wrote: “God, he looks good on a horse. #Poldark” while @catbateson added: “Huzzah @PoldarkTV’s back!! And already Ross is riding his horse on the Cornish cliffs. Does he actually do anything else? @BBCOne #Poldark.”

As the third series of the costume drama airs, Eleanor Tomlinson has hinted a fifth series could be made.

The actress, 25, who plays Ross's wife Demelza, said two more series would cover the last six books of Winston Graham's sprawling tale.

She told The Sun: "If we go to five series that would be a dream. We would be very lucky and honoured to get that far."